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21/10/2020 - 16:21:17 Back to Heathrow World Home Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has overruled his own health minister, rejecting the announced purchase of 46 million doses of CoronaVac, a potential vaccine against Covid-19 being tested in Sao Paulo state. Health minister Eduardo Pazuello announced the purchase on Tuesday alongside Sao Paulo Governor Joao Doria, a foe of Mr Bolsonaro whose state government is participating in the vaccine’s development. The cost of the acquisition was estimated at two billion Brazilian reals (£272 million). “The Brazilian people will not be anyone’s guinea pig,†Mr Bolsonaro said on his social media channels, adding...
